Opinion
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Why Conservative and Liberal Catholics Can’t Escape One Another
Before Pope Francis was elected, conservative Catholics had fallen into a habit of dismissing the more liberal form of Catholicism…
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The Happiness Gap Between Left and Right Isn’t Closing
Why is it that a substantial body of social science research finds that conservatives are happier than liberals? A partial…
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Iran and Israel Weren’t Always Enemies
“History is littered,” the British writer and politician Enoch Powell said, “with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.”…
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At the Met Gala, Celebrities Are Nearly Nude. Are We Not Aroused?
Watching the red carpet at Monday night’s Met Gala, I couldn’t help but recall a prediction I’d heard from Emily…
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A Thank-You Note to the Campus Protesters
Dear anti-Israel campus protesters: Though it may take a few years before you realize it, supporters of Israel like me…
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If It Bleeds It Leads, Inflation Edition
By normal standards, the U.S. economy continues to look very good. Unemployment has now been below 4 percent for 27…
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Wearing Masks During the Gaza Protests
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In Medicine, the Morally Unthinkable Too Easily Comes to Seem Normal
Here is the way I remember it: The year is 1985, and a few medical students are gathered around an…
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Watching the Protests From Israel
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Ultimately, the Gaza war protests sweeping campuses are about influencing Israeli politics. The protesters…
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A Year on Ozempic Taught Me We’re Thinking About Obesity All Wrong
Ever since I was a teenager, I have dreamed of shedding a lot of weight. So when I shrank from…